"Human Shields" Develope "Cold Feet"

Tampa Bay Online ^ | AP-ES-03-02-03 1131EST | The Associated Press

[Jmann]

LONDON (AP) - Some of the peace activists who went to Iraq to serve as human shields in the event of war returned home, fearing for their safety, a spokesman said Sunday. The human shields are mostly European activists who drove from London to Baghdad in two double-decker buses last month, intending to guard civilian sites from a U.S.-led military attack.

[Jmann]

Now that's what I call "dedication to a cause".

[billorites]

This is so tacky, even I feel embarrassed for them.

[billorites]

Now that's what I call "dedication to a cause".

Kind of like watching Fawlty Towers, isn't it?

[Amerigomag]

I feel embarrassed for them

Can you imagine them facing their buds and their families.

I think I'd rather lay over in Greece until the war was over.

[right way right]

Tune in tommorow for Rush.

This should be a riot!

[BobbyDJ]

PANTY SHEILDS

[Bubba_Leroy]

Hey dude, they told me we were all going to get stoned and party. No one told me anything about getting shot at.

[ConservativeNewsNetwork]

Damn.

We've just lost several Darwin Award candidates.

Oh well, plenty more are still on the ground.

[Jorge]

Tune in tommorow for Rush.

This should be a riot!

If anybody can make me laugh about this, Rush can.
I can't wait for tomorrow's show.

[Ipberg]

Look at me! I'm a human- ah screw it. This could get us killed.

[Free State Four]

We've just lost several Darwin Award candidates.

That was my first thought. D**N, a good chance to clean up the gene pool ruined! :o)

[DainBramage]

Human White Flags

[nmh]

What a bunch of cowards. Either they believe in something or they don't.

[Jmann]

"What? No Lattes!!". "I'm outta here!".

[Question_Assumptions]

More like Monty Python...

[Bonaparte]

LOL! Maybe they need a less hazardous assignment, such as shielding underage girls from Scott Ritter at Burger Kings. Hey, where is Scottie? He's been awful quiet lately. I haven't heard him denounce America even once in the past two weeks.

[Jorge]

LOL!

[oyez]

Hey, where is Scottie?

I think the networks have discovered that they look stupid every time the put him on the air.

[oyez]

Damn. Now Saddam is going to have to use his own people.

[winner3000]

Exerpts from the article:

"On Friday, the head of Sweden's largest peace organization urged human shields to leave Iraq, saying they were being used for propaganda purposes by Saddam Hussein."

"To go down to Iraq and live and act there on the regime's expense, then you're supporting a terrible dictator. I think that method is entirely wrong," Ermanno told Swedish Radio

Maybe being this close to the snake opened some eyes. Maybe not. I was hoping they'd still be there when the bombs start falling.